Synopses & Reviews
Fact: A lonely woman was murdered by her disturbed coworker.
Fact: The police have investigated.
Fact: The case is closed.
But facts are not truth. And the truth was supposed to stay buried with the dead. . . .
From acclaimed author Sean Chercover comes the relentlessly gripping follow-up to his award-winning debut novel, Big City, Bad Blood
Trigger City
Still suffering the physical and emotional consequences of going up against the Chicago Outfit, PI Ray Dudgeon needs an easy gig. A routine investigation of an open-and-shut case sounds perfect. The job is a loser, but the pay is good, and maybe Ray will bring some peace to a grieving father who yearns to learn the truth about the daughter he never really knew.
But what begins as routine soon spirals out of control. The victim was not simply a quiet, shy, unassuming single woman whose luck ran out. She lived a double life, working in the shadowy realm of covert intelligence. In a world built on secrets and lies, she fought bravely for truth—and gave her life in the fight.
Suddenly, Ray finds himself caught in a war between private contractors and the darkest sectors of our own government—a war that stretches from the closed-door hearings of Congress to the frontlines of Iraq.
Ensnared in a conspiracy of darkness that weaves its way through the very fabric of the nation, Ray must discover who's really pulling the strings before he becomes collateral damage in America's war on terror.No peril Ray Dudgeon has faced in the past could've prepared him for this. The stakes couldn't be any higher, and no enemy could be more powerful. Ray is in way over his head.
And his greatest enemy may be himself.
Review
“Highly entertaining....Chercover is a colorful, quotable writer.” Washington Post
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“Plenty of exciting and scary action....Could be the first of a new age of crime fiction....[Chercover] seems on his way to becoming the Ross Macdonald of his time, close to rubbing shoulders with Dashiell Hammett in the Crime Writers Hall of Fame.” Chicago Tribune
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“Trigger City will grip you from start to end…another masterful stroke from the pen of Sean Chercover.” The Strand Magazine
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“A riveting and terrifying novela true thriller in every sense of the word. . . . Masterful.” Sara Paretsky, author of Burning Kansas and Fire Sale
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“The writing is superbdark poetry and violence in a seamless narrative of love, pain and redemption. Trigger City will break your heart in ways you never imagined.” Ken Bruen, author of Priest and The Guards
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“Trigger City . . . grabs you hard on the first page and doesnt let go, even after youve closed the book.” Tasha Alexander, author of A Fatal Waltz
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“Trigger City is a compelling story . . . sharp, translucent, and originalSean Chercover seems incapable of penning a cliché.” Loren D. Estleman, author of Frames
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“Packed with action and heart-breaking moments of truth.” Robert Crais, author of The Watchman
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“Taut, hair-raising and ultimately enriching. You will not be disappointed.” Andrew Gross, author of The Blue Zone and The Dark Tide
Synopsis
Former private investigator Sean Chercover is back with
Trigger City after taking the world of crime fiction by storm with his debut novel,
Big City, Bad Blood.
Big City earned a slew of Award nominations--for the Barry and Anthony Awards, among others--and won the Shamus, Gumshoe, Crimespree, and Lovey Awards. His second gritty, suspenseful winner recalls the best of Dennis Lehane and Robert Crais and it lifts Chercover's rapidly rising star into the stratosphere.
Trigger City is a Dilys Award winner, a Macavity Award nominee, and it prompted the
Chicago Tribune to praise Sean Chercover as "the Ross Macdonald of his time."
Synopsis
Former private investigator Sean Chercover is back with Trigger City after taking the world of crime fiction by storm with his debut novel, Big City, Bad Blood. Big City earned a slew of Award nominations—for the Barry and Anthony Awards, among others—and won the Shamus, Gumshoe, Crimespree, and Lovey Awards. His second gritty, suspenseful winner recalls the best of Dennis Lehane and Robert Crais and it lifts Chercovers rapidly rising star into the stratosphere. Trigger City is a Dilys Award winner, a Macavity Award nominee, and it prompted the Chicago Tribune to praise Sean Chercover as “the Ross Macdonald of his time.”
About the Author
Formerly a private investigator in Chicago and New Orleans, Sean Chercover has since written for film, television, and print. His first novel, Big City, Bad Blood, won and was nominated for numerous awards. He lives in Chicago and Toronto, and the commute is killing him.